Information For New Arts Organizations
Below are valuable resources for forming a non-profit organization. In order to do business in Virginia as a nonprofit, you need to:
- register with the State Corporation Commission.
- file for exemption from federal income tax with the IRS
The websites below explain how to become incorporated, how to become tax exempt, what reports Virginia organizations must file each year, and how to comply with Virginia employment law.
Starting A Nonprofit: What You Need to Know
Produced by University of Richmond School of Law
Business Registration Guide (published by the Virginia State Corporation Commission)
www.scc.virginia.gov/division/clk/brg.htm
Employer Handbook (published by the Virginia Employment Commission)
www.vec.virginia.gov/vecportal/employer/pdf/emphandbook.pdf
Obtaining and maintaining tax exempt status (a new website of the IRS)
www.stayexempt.org
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